Flip-top loose tool bit container

Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a flip-top loose tool bit container of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left-side view thereof, which is similar to a right-side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof.

The ornamental design which is claimed is shown in solid lines in the drawings. Any broken lines in the drawings are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a flip-top loose tool bit container, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Cunningham; Ian W. (Matthews, NC), Holz; Jon S. (Huntersville, NC), Roberts; Craig S. (Huntersville, NC)
Assignee:	Irwin Industrial Tool Company (Huntersville, NC)
Family ID:	33309102
Appl. No.:	D/180,850
Filed:	April 30, 2003

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Current U.S. Class:	D9/415; D3/905; D9/418
Current CPC Class:	B25H3/003 20130101
Current International Class:	B25H3/00 20060101; 0907
Field of Search:	;D9/415,418,341,332,414 ;D3/905,273 ;D8/71 ;206/461-471,372-379,349-206,207-234,443 ;211/69 ;312/902

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Photograph of box (2 pgs., 7 photographs) believed to be on sale prior to the filing of the application. . Photograph of box (2 pages., 5 photographs) believed to be on sale prior to the filing of the application. . Combined Search and Examination Report, Aug. 10, 2004 for Application No. GB0408441.4..

Primary Examiner: Deshmukh; Prabhakar
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Williamson; Dennis J. Moore & Van Allen, PLLC